Surface rust - What to do?
Surface rust - What to do? Recently purchased a '98 SS and my top priority is keeping the body in good shape, engine work can come over time. I do not have any experience working on car bodies though, so what is my best course of action for this? The hardest picture to decipher is the underside of the hood near the front where it latches, and the other two are obviously the low door frames.
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Thanks!
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Thanks!
On The Tree
Joined: Jan 2012
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From: Ohio
Here are a couple of links that should help.
http://www.crankshaftcoalition.com/w..._exterior_tips
http://www.thebugshop.org/bsfqpnt.htm
You should be able to get everything at a local parts shop. This link shows the things you need to look for.
http://www.automotivetouchup.com/spray_paint.asp
Todd
TECH Enthusiast
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 541
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From: Mass
It seems to be a pretty common issue with all the f-bodies I've seen.
I had the same issue but I fixed it and resprayed it.
I started by removing the door sills, taking a DA sander and using 80 grit paper and sanding down the rusted area and then once it was all bare metal I resanded with 180, and then 400.
After all that I cleaned it off, masked it off, and primed it.
Once the primer dried I dry sanded with 400 but you can wet sand if you desire. After all of that is done, clean it, mask it, and shoot it with some black paint and your choice of clear. I used DuPont "Jam N' Clear" which comes in a aerosol can and to be honest it came out real nice.
There's some pics in my paint thread in my sig
I had the same issue but I fixed it and resprayed it.
I started by removing the door sills, taking a DA sander and using 80 grit paper and sanding down the rusted area and then once it was all bare metal I resanded with 180, and then 400.
After all that I cleaned it off, masked it off, and primed it.
Once the primer dried I dry sanded with 400 but you can wet sand if you desire. After all of that is done, clean it, mask it, and shoot it with some black paint and your choice of clear. I used DuPont "Jam N' Clear" which comes in a aerosol can and to be honest it came out real nice.
There's some pics in my paint thread in my sig
